BOWLING

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 17, 21 January 1928, Page 15

BOWLING

LXMNION TOURNEY RINKS WON BY FOSTER PAIRS GO TO MAITAI 'r (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH; 20th January. The New Zealand Bowling Association's D.oniinion tournament has now reached its final-stages. To-day's play was again favoured, with pleasant conditions. The green played trickily, this accounting for the general falling-off in the standard of play. Alter the conclusion of the rinks championship .Mr.. A. J. Benzie, president of the New Zealand Bowling Association, pretented the championship shield to W. Foster, skip of the Caledonian team. Cheers were given .f or the winners and the losers, and for Maitai and Hataitai, who fought out the final of the pairs competition. The championship singles will be proceeded with ou the ..St. Albana green at 9 p'cl-ok to-morrow morning. The following :i« the draw: T. Edwards (Temuka), 2 lives; .Mustpn (Auckland), 1 life; H. Clarke (Central), 1 life, playc Edwards. After the completion 'of these two rounds a further "draw is to be made of those left "^ -.['■'] RINKS FINAL. In. the rinks final Caledonian „(F, Kettle, V< Laugley,. D. Hutchison, W. Foster, s.) 17,; beat Temuka (J. Gourley, L. Hunt, Wv.M'Callunv T. Edwards, *.), 14. Foster was one up oil the fourth head, but Edyarcls scored singles on the next two,, but did not score on the seventh aud • eighth;. The ninth gave him four. With thrte heads to go Temuka wore two up. On;the nineteenth Foster scored four and took the lead, which he maintained,; runfling out the winner 19-15, in. a game was marked, by bowling and. the number of'heads burnt. ' :. ; .-v Vj-. :■.••• -the.' pairs! ■ . .... ,'- lh«.Hataitai skip (Fielding), got through, the semi-final, of. the pairs by defeating Chambers (Sumner), 22-15, but in the final he went down ; badly to. Logan. (Maitai, Nelson). Details of the play are:— SEMI-FINAL. fielding (Hataitai) beat Chambers (Sumner.), 22 to 15. Chambers scored a 3 in the first head. Fielding got 2 on the second, but the Sumner pair took the next two heads and Jed 5-2. Fielding then had a run of scoring, and after nine heads had been played he led by 8-6. In the 11th head Fielding notched a 4. Chambers lay four . shots oil the 15(;h head, but Fielding made Ino mistake with his drive and pub the kitty into the next rink. The nest head saw-Chambers lying three beautiful shots. Fielding raked the kitty through, but Chamber's drew- three perfect shots on the edge of the ditch. Fielding failed badly to .burn the head. At the last head Chambers was 6 down: Fielding'was one shot and Chambers went for a burn but missed, leaving Fielding a winner by 7 points. " :U,'.l-"j'"'.■'■' FINAL. Diin^hy, and Logan (Maitai) 24, Kershaw and ■ Fielding (Hataiai) 9. The first few heads weie even, and the match gave pro-mise-tit being closely contested throughout.- Logan, however, drew away after" nine-heads had been played, and secured a decisive Although'leading by a big margin,- Logan was always cautious. His victory was largely attributable to his ability t,o draw and drive equally well. Hu»: driving was deadly, and it must have been disheartening for his opponents. When; a few down, Logan would either burn or alter the position of the head. Dunphy, his lead, played fine bowls, but .-.Aershaw, .opposing lead, was even' : better. tHm consistency was the most important feature of his play. Fielding was a;bit erratic. 'He frequently missed his . drive at the critical moment. On' the firjst head Kershaw drew a shot, and Fielding shifted the kitty a few inches for 4. With his last bowl Logan ;played a.perfect dead draw for a shot. Fielding hit the head but failed to dis..tiirb tbe shot bowl. \Oh the second head -Dunphy drew,? beauty behind the jack. Fielding, broke ;-up the head, leaving a 'measure for shot: • With his .last bowl he .just.failed to take one out for five. Both leads played fine bowls in the third head; and :when skips .went down to bowl Field- . ing was 2. A drive by Logan took one out. Fielding made an unsuccessful attempt at taking one but: for 3. Logan drew a fine second shot. Dunphy drew into the white . in the neit head. Fielding raked'the kitty . back, but was still 1 down. Logan drew anothei'j and Fielding in a dead draw was a little over the head. ~ . '.f)n'fhe fifth head.Logan was lying 1, andFielding with his last bowl trailed tho . kitty a yard, only to lose the shot. Logan led-4-2. "Dunphy drew a nice one on the sixth keacl,; and Logan drew another and improved the position of the head. Fielding had a run at it 4 but went through the port. His. last drive was narrow, and after. a~ measure Logan got a third, putting him-4-in the lead. Good shooting by Dunphy put the Maitai pair 1, up on the .next head. Logan put. in two more counters, but Fielding drew a second shot with his last bowl. There was fine bowling by the two leads in the eighth head. With Logan 1 up, the Maitai skip drew another oft the backhand," Fielding came right: into the -head' and kitty went back to the ditch. ' He had the back stuff and -was 2 up. Logan had nothing to beat, and he -drew the shot 6in off the ditch, Fielding just failing to beat, it. Scores 8-2'--in favour of. Logan. On the ninth head Kershaw drew dead on to the ■ kitty. Logan, with his last bowl, pushed one of their own in and almost, got the shot. The position was too-dangerous' for Fielding, and he threw his last shot away. Kershaw was playing very consistently,,and he put down four fine bowls on the 10tli head. Fielding drew a third shot. The three counters offered a great target, and Logan made no mistake with his drive and burnt the head. The Hataitai pair were lying a few in the next head : until one of Logan's express drives, scattered the wood, taking the white back to the edge of the ditch, leaving him 2., "Both skips played wonderful bowls, drawing to the edge of the ditch. Logan's lafei Shot ditched the jack, but it was only -worth 1 to him. Logan led 9-3. The 11th- head was' Fielding|s, 3 being scored. Logan'played too wide in attempting to draw. The 12th head saw Fielding lying ,'3,' but a deadly drive by Logan put .'•this"titty.'into the next rink. Kershaw drew the shot in the next head. Logan .' had a crack at it, and .when the bowls came to rest he wsb 3 up f*nd a measure for 4. ; Fielding failed to draw to save.Logan was a bit hasty, arid he nearly spoilt it with a trail. Kershaw planted two lovely shots on to the white in the next head, but Logan hit them fair and square and.the head was burnt.- Fielding pulled up 2 on the 13th head, ■ his lead drawing the counters. Logan had a run at them, but he missed by a hair's breadth: Kershaw was playing very fine bowls, and hi» drew two beauties and Fielding,added another. Logan missed his first drive, and then Fielding put in a good block. The Maitai ikip then played a running shot j and picked out the kitty and carried it back to the,ditch. Fielding i\ad plenty of J room to draw the shot, but he was short. Taking the back hand, Logan played round the bead for another counter. Logan now led 15* •■'■'..■■■ Logan cracked the next head and then drew the shot. Fielding burnt the 16th head, being 2 down. On the next head •"•'■Dunpby played a lovely draw on to the white. Fielding took it out and lay 2.- ---' Logan then cracked the head, but was still 1 down. Fielding took' too niuch ' green with his last, and Logan drew the shot. The 17th, head went to Fielding, Logan missing his drive for once. On the next head Logan was up. Fielding cut out one, and Logan made a great attempt to draw a third. The Maitai pair looked the winners, being 10 up and two heads to go. The 19th head saw Logan'2 up, with the head blocked" for a drive. Fielding played to get through a narrow port to rake the kitty, but failed twice. When 2 down on the 20th "liOgftn-" played for a' burn and made no mistake over it. Jit the 20th head the ' Maitai pair rwere lying three shots. Fielding drove and missed hw object. ,H& tl<!«ie4 off several of his own bowls and left Logan another. The last head was not played, Fielding being 15 behind. Thi» large crowd heartily applauded the ifffHsi pair for their decisive victory.